Last night I went to see Singin’ in the Rain at Birmingham Hippodrome with my lovely Sister-in-law. It was a truly delightful evening. Someone of my age will probably have parents who loved the film with Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds back in 1952. I’ve seen it recently when I was browsing the channels and…
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The Lovely Bones – The Play
When my daughter said she had tickets to see The Lovely Bones at the Birmingham Rep. I was really excited. I remember reading the book, by Alice Sebold, years ago and it had remained with me for a long time. In fact, it turned out to be a very long time because it was much…
Peter James’ Dead Simple
The theatre was buzzing as we took our seats and the audience were gripped from the very start. I’ve not read Peter James but I knew that the play was based on his book Dead Simple which features a recurring detective Roy Grace. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be buried…
Andy and Mike’s Tick Tock Time Machine
On Saturday we were lucky enough to go and see Andy and Mike’s Tick Tock Time Machine at Solihull Arts Complex. The littlies were really excited as they are already a big fan of Andy and Andy’s Wild Adventures on CBeebies. The Stage Waiting for the show Right from the start the littlies were captivated,…
A Day of Julia Donaldson part two – Room on the Broom
We went to visit A Squash and a Squeeze exhibition at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, which is a celebration of the work of Julia Donaldson. You can read all about our day here. After the exhibition we also went to see the play of Room on The Broom at Birmingham Town Hall. Before the…